dogfather_jr:I don't think Ford is a good politician or even a good Mayor - but I'd be happier to have him reprimanded some other way as opposed to spending $7 million to elect somebody else.

Unfortunately, it's the only way he'll actually learn. He has had tons of formal reprimands and he hasn't learned from his mistakes at all, and in many cases, has just doubled-down. Anything short of removing him from office is just another thing he can ignore. You can't give him a worthwhile fine - the guy is loaded. You can't give him a strongly-worded reprimand because he doesn't care. You can't make him apologize because the one time he was forced to do that, literally the only thing he said was "sorry".

(For those unfamiliar...this guy actually makes Kittenmuncher McSweatervest look good in comparison, or at least less evil. At least Kittenmuncher McSweatervest wasn't caught posing for a photo opportunity with the former lead guitarist for the hate-rock band RaHoWa and later went on to be one of the top leaders for "white pride" derptardom in Canada, nor did Kitten McSweatervest try to pass off said photo op as "me and the guy talking transit issues, and besides, I didn't KNOW he was a racist leader and he used a fake name besides and plz don't kick me out of office or think I'm a seig-heiling derpmonger kthx". The same CANNOT be said of one Rob Ford.)

nice Rob:"(AIDS) is very preventableif you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn't get AIDS probably, that's bottom line.How are women getting it? Maybe they are sleeping with bisexual men."/and he hates bicycle traffic, undermining efforts already put forth by citizens and lawmakers - which makes no sense for a metropolitan area that wants it and would benefit from more bikes.

Ford promised the 'burbs free subways, got rid of the vehicle registration tax (which actually provided INCOME to the city), has been fighting a ban on plastic bags (which most people seem to have adapted to just fine), promised to cut back on waste at City Hall (without defining what "waste" was exactly), then bragged of his successes.

He managed to alienate even his own supporters in council, skipped council meetings to go coach football, used city services like his own personal employees, openly broke the law on multiple occasions, threatened reporters and punished news outlets he didn't like, skipped City functions to go to the family cottage, and made himself a laughingstock over ridiculous antics like his "cut the waist" challenge (which he later cancelled because the media was hounding him over his weight...after he publicly announced he was going to lose weight and arranged weekly "weigh ins"), and calling 911 because he was accosted by "Marg, Warrior Princess". In addition to this court case, he's also involved in a $6M libel suit (as defendant).

He would probably make a terrific City Ombudsman and I cannot understand why he even wants to be mayor when he shows no interest in any of the things mayors do.

I really hope council just appoints a replacement for the next couple of years. We'll limp along...it can't be any worse than the last 2 years so why waste $7M on a by-election. Ford will probably run again (by-election or in 2014, depending on what is permitted), watching him run on a "poor little me, the left is out to get me!" platform is going to suck.

/Torontonian//did not vote for Ford///wish there had been a third option (the choices were: not guilty or guilty-therefore-removed-from-office).

moops:In his defence, Ford told the court in September that he didn't remember ever receiving or reading the councillors' handbook that outlines the rules, and that he believed he hadn't done anything wrong.

In his defence, Ford told the court in September that he didn't remember ever receiving or reading the councillors' handbook that outlines the rules, and that he believed he hadn't done anything wrong.